Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER

Born

9 September 1738 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1828 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Joseph PELLETIER Marie-Ursule ST-PIERRE

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Born: 9 September 1738 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph PELLETIER

Mother: Marie-Ursule ST-PIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Charles PELLETIER , Marie-Thérèse OUELLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Anne GERBERT

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Jean-Baptiste-François married Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER 21 October 1765 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER was born 26 April 1750 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Claire-Euphronsine died 21 March 1808 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Claire-Euphronsine was the child of Augustin BERNIER and Angélique BUTEAU.

Jean-Baptiste-François married (2) Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 8 November 1808 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was born 11 October 1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Louise-Geneviève died 22 March 1823 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise-Geneviève was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE.

Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER died 27 May 1828 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER married

Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER
Marriage date: 21 October 1765
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER was the child of Augustin BERNIER and Angélique BUTEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER and Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER

Jean-Pierre PELLETIER

Born: 29 October 1766, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1837, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Marie-Euphrosine PELLETIER

Born: 9 August 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Pierre-Hypolithe PELLETIER

Born: 27 May 1774, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1846, La Pocatière, Canada East

Anastasie PELLETIER

Born: 19 March 1783, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Born: 27 December 1784, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph PELLETIER

Born: 12 May 1789, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1863, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Madeleine LECLERC 8 November 1814 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER married

Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN
Marriage date: 8 November 1808
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE

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Birth — 1738
9 September 1738
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER and Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER 21 October 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Pierre PELLETIER was born 29 October 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine PELLETIER was born 9 August 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre-Hypolithe PELLETIER was born 27 May 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 35 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Birth of Child
Anastasie PELLETIER was born 19 March 1783, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-François was 44 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 27 December 1784, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-François was 46 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph PELLETIER was born 12 May 1789, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-François was 50 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Death of Child
Marie-Euphrosine PELLETIER died 28 March 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-François was 62 years old.

1808 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 8 November 1808, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 70 years old.